The Lonely Coast

A Pathfinder Roleplaying Game campaign setting by Creighton Broadhurst

The furthest flung outpost of a mighty kingdom, turbulent waters and forbidding, trackless forests separate the folk of the Lonely Coast from the gaudy lights of civilisation. Pirates and slavers ply the southern storm-tossed waters while goblins and other foul things creep through the gloom of the Tangled Wood that seemingly chokes the forgotten holds and sacred places of the Old People. Deep within the forest, a narrow, rock-choked defile piled deep with shadow cuts through a nameless range of rugged, tree-shrouded hills birthing dark, fearsome legends of terrifying monsters and glittering, doom-laden treasures. The perils of the Lonely Coast are legion and thus there is always a need for those with stout hearts and skill with blade and spell or for those merely hungry for glory to defend humanity's most tenuous enclave.

The Lonely Coast is:

§ Designed for GM's with little prep time.

§ A perfect locale for a borderland-style campaign.

§ Easy to insert into a GM's campaign.

§ Suitable for use as the demesne of a high-level character.

§ The default setting for Retribution, Swallowfeld and Road of the Dead.

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A setting that needs a broader treatment. I found this to be an elegant, well crafted little book. I'd love to see a more fleshed out Campaign Setting Book/World Guide. Nicely done and tantalizing. I would easily purchase a a fully realiz [...]

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A perfect starting area for a new campaign, small enough to be dropped into just about any DMs campaign. The background/history is detailed enough to give a good feel for the setting, but vague enough not to get in the way of the DMs own ideas. While [...]

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